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en-usFri, 27 Feb 2015 23:57:04 ESTFri, 27 Feb 2015 23:57:04 EST5Researchers Develop Method for Mapping Neuron Clustershttp://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2015/02/26/researchers-develop-method-for-mapping-neuron-clusters.html
A team of scientists has developed a method for identifying clusters of neurons that work in concert to guide the behavior. Their findings address a long-standing mystery about the organization of the prefrontal cortex (PFC)—one of the most recently evolved parts of the primate brain that underlies complex cognitive functions.Thu, 26 Feb 2015 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2015/02/26/researchers-develop-method-for-mapping-neuron-clusters.htmlTwo NYU Faculty Win Sloan Foundation Research Fellowships http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2015/02/23/two-nyu-faculty-win-sloan-foundation-research-fellowships-.html
Two NYU faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: Michael Halassa, an assistant professor of psychiatry, neuroscience, and physiology at NYU Langone Neuroscience Institute, and Jennifer Jacquet, an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies.Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:00:00 ESThttp://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2015/02/23/two-nyu-faculty-win-sloan-foundation-research-fellowships-.htmlTeens From Single-Parent Families Leave School Earlierhttp://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2015/02/19/teens-from-single-parent-families-leave-school-earlier.html
A new study finds that that by the age of 24, individuals who live in single-parent families as teens received fewer years of schooling and are less likely to attain a bachelor’s degree than those from two-parent families. Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:56:00 ESThttp://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2015/02/19/teens-from-single-parent-families-leave-school-earlier.htmlDoes Dark Matter Cause Mass Extinctions and Geologic Upheavals?http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2015/02/19/does-dark-matter-cause-mass-extinctions-and-geologic-upheavals.html
Research by Biology Professor Michael Rampino concludes that Earth’s infrequent but predictable path around and through our Galaxy’s disc may have a direct and significant effect on geological and biological phenomena occurring on Earth. Thu, 19 Feb 2015 01:00:00 ESThttp://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2015/02/19/does-dark-matter-cause-mass-extinctions-and-geologic-upheavals.htmlNYU Receives $14.4 Million NSF Grant to Expand its Materials Research Centerhttp://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2015/02/18/nyu-receives-144-million-nsf-grant-to-expand-its-materials-research-center.html
New York University has received a $14.4 million, six-year grant from the National Science Foundation to expand its Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC).Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:59:00 ESThttp://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2015/02/18/nyu-receives-144-million-nsf-grant-to-expand-its-materials-research-center.htmlCrowdsourcing a Valid Option for Gathering Speech Ratingshttp://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2015/02/17/crowdsourcing-a-valid-option-for-gathering-speech-ratings.html
Crowdsourcing – where responses to a task are aggregated across a large number of individuals recruited online – can be an effective tool for rating sounds in speech disorders research, according to a study by NYU Steinhardt.Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2015/02/17/crowdsourcing-a-valid-option-for-gathering-speech-ratings.htmlStudy Finds Lack of ID Checks for Buying Cigarettes in NYChttp://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2015/02/12/study-finds-lack-of-id-checks-for-buying-cigarettes-in-nyc.html
An investigation by NYU Steinhardt found that more than a quarter of NYC retailers did not request identification from young adults buying cigarettes. The study, published in Tobacco Control, was conducted in anticipation of the minimum purchase age for cigarettes rising from 18 to 21. Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:42:00 ESThttp://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/news/2015/02/12/study-finds-lack-of-id-checks-for-buying-cigarettes-in-nyc.html